so today i covered my grips with silicon sealent, and now.......mmm they are lovley, nice and bouncy, but in a controlled way, and for contact i like apart from the silicon does peal unless you massagre it in wiht your fingers.

any other suggestions?

(i dont want to buy more gips that i will have to replace really soon.)

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Kyle Mclean-Contact without dance is like sex without wiggling.A) it does feel as goodB) it does not look as good on film

For now, its innertubing wrapped around old bedsheets (like a condom, not hockeystick style), then tied off ends with leukoplast. This is a kindof bandaid tape sportspeople use, also called sportstape in Holland. Its white and you can buy it at sporting stores, people use it to tape off blisters or a sprung ankle and the kero doesn't disolve the glue as eaily as electrical tape in my experience.

Posted:5th Jun 2007Yeah I've got some plastidip. Hard to use, since it's very very bad for you if you breath it in. (Not only carcinogenic, oh no! also can cause damage to your unborn baby) Also, you would have to find a way to 'dip' the middle of your staff, or spray coat it many many times.

It's not particularly grippy I found... but I never got around to do many layers... I think it would be better to stick a layer of grit on the staff and then spray the rubber over the top. (many times) to add grip.

Many many years ago, and in a galaxy far away, a fire performer called Gora was said to use a rubber compound on the end of his staffs, right next to the wick, to insulate against the heat, so that he wouldn't be burned by the metal there. It burned off eventually, but he just replaced it. I don't know, I haven't tested the veracity of that story with Plasti Dip.

Also, Plasti Dip makes a product called "super grip" or spray on grip or something. I've got some of that too. Same toxicity. And yeah it is grippy. I used it on bare metal, just to test it out. It made it feel like you'd sprayed on glue and it was tack dry. But then you rubbed your hands and there wasn't any residue on them. Weird stuff. I'm not sure if it lasts or whatnot, cos I donated that staff to a friend shortly after. I definately think it's good stuff for use on top of other grips... to make them extra grippy for a short while. Grippy to the point of sticking to you.

"the now legendary" - Kaskade"the still legendary" - Kaskade

I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.

Posted:5th Jun 2007had a look on the plasti dip site and the super grip stuff looks pretty awesome, may get some to experiment with and possibly add it to my concentrate staffs as they're not the grippiest things. May also try using it with some non-fire staffs to make them grippy all the way along.

Posted:5th Jun 2007Yeah be careful when you experiment. These are very toxic chemicals. You should use them only outdoors, away from people, and with a decent safety mask. When they say it can harm your unborn baby, and it's a carcinogen... it means it's pretty dangerous stuff.

"the now legendary" - Kaskade"the still legendary" - Kaskade

I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.

Posted:2nd Jul 2007Hey all.I didn't want to pollute the boards with another New Topic... so I thought I'd post this here.

Bit of a silly question.

I've decided to purchase some hockeystick tape for the grip of my fire staff, as the tennis grip I have at the moment only covers a very small part of the staff - and this apparntly isn't good for contact.

I've tried thin fabric like tape out that looks like some of the tapes on that site, but it wasn't great for contact. I was a noob back then thou, so I needed good grip on my staff.

Thou obviously I haven't tried specific ice hockey tape out as grip, so it could be magically good... In my opinion it would be better to get a couple of fat racguet tape grips and try them out for a while. Try out lots of grip's till you find one you like.

"the now legendary" - Kaskade"the still legendary" - Kaskade

I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.

Posted:3rd Jul 2007mr mattbassman has a 1cm wide strip of ice hockey grip on his aerotech and it's still sticky to the touch after about 2 years! I can actually do some nice contact with it as it's only a tiny strip in the middle it doesn't really block light as your hand blocks more

A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.

I dont think you can go wrong with tennis grip. Ive tried the expensive stuff and the cheap stuff. Cheap stuff doesnt last as long but other then that there isnt really a difference. also if you want cusionier(word?) grip some come with foam on the underside. i liek the tennis grip because its made to absord sweat and moisture.

Posted:23rd Aug 2007ive used bike innertubes since i made my first stick 6 years ago, has always done me fine grip wise, am sorely temped by the firetoys gear though silicone is the way to go i reckon.I coated a practice staff in silicone a few years ago, i found it was itrritant and peeled off really badly, Ive seen Silicone stuck on the outside of aerotechs too, long time ago mind.

surf wax is good tho, a fine coating of Mr Zoggs on the grip and super sticky contact tricks literally stick to you skin (or shirt ect) greta for pulling off tricks, not so good for keeping you clothes not covered in wax!

Posted:23rd Aug 2007some moves require you to slide the center of your staff to a new position. Matrix propellors being one. If you have a staff that's so grippy it won't slide, it'll be very difficult to do the movements that require it. I wouldn't use something actually 'sticky' for a grip on a contact staff.

"the now legendary" - Kaskade"the still legendary" - Kaskade

I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.

Posted:4th May 2008There's a silicon tube avalible in many different dimensions ,it only smolders if it's too near the flames I've used it for years on the bits that don't get hot,It looks like a semi clear plastic pipe but it 's got great friction ..I buy it from a hardware shop it's quite cheap...The main problem is getting it over the staff or whatever cos then the friction stops it sliding on-I use chalk dust to help it on or washinp liquid.The other problem was when I ask for silicon tube they always assume I want the sealent that comes in a tube...ciao for now